By Kelly Pickerel JinkoSolar confirmed today that the company’s board of directors has authorized the planning of a U.S. panel manufacturing facility.
China-based JinkoSolar has long been assumed to be the company behind Jacksonville, Florida’s “Project Volt.” The secretive business plan said a panel manufacturer wished to open a facility in the area and hire as many as 800 people by 2019 to make and assemble solar products. Jacksonville City Council approved up to $24.6 million in tax incentives last week. If Project Volt is indeed JinkoSolar, the company will lease 1.2 million sq. ft within a manufacturing plant and a distribution center and